1871 Henry Willis; 1924-1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander organ at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, UK

Pipes at the Proms (II)

…in solo, concerted music, and with huge choir and orchestra, England’s largest concert pipe organ always holds its own at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

We apologize, but this week’s audio is no longer available per our agreement with the BBC which presented the concert in London.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of August 24, 2009

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (arranged Atkins): Organ Sonata No. 2, Op. 87a (arranged from Severn Suite) –David Titterington, organist (from BBC Proms Concert 7/25/09)

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto in F, Op. 4, no. 4 (original version, with choir) –Alastair Ross, organist; The Sixteen with orchestra, Harry Christophers, conductor (from BBC Proms Concert 8/12/09)

DEREK BURGEOIS: Serenade, Op. 22. JOSEPH BONNET: Elfes, Op. 7, no. 11. ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: Fantasy on English Themes (Home, sweet home; Rule, Britannia), Op. 43 –Christopher Herrick, organist (Hyperion 66255)

Filler - ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 –Dame Gillian Weir (Priory CD-859)

Hour 2

HECTOR BERLIOZ: Te Deum –Simon Preston, organ; Piotr Beczala, tenor; The Bach Choir; Crouch End Festival Chorus; St. Paul’s Cathedral Choristers; Trinity Boys Choir; BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Susanna Mälkki, conductor (from BBC Proms Concert 8/12/09)

Filler - GUILMANT (see above)

 

Proms concert performances were recorded by the British Broadcasting Corporation and made available through the European Broadcasting Union. The on-line audio will only be available for one week.

Performances by Christopher Herrick were excerpted from a Hyperion compact disc (CDA 66258) and feature the 1871 Henry Willis; 1924-1933 Harrison & Harrison; 2004 Mander organ in pre-restoration condition. Other theme music played by Dame Gillian Weir features the instrument following its recent rehabilitation by Mander Organs.